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Vultures

Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Ask questions about these birds here.

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How fast can a buzzard fly?

A buzzard can fly approximately 25 miles per hour. The wing span of the buzzard is approximately 48 to 60 inches.

What animal eats a vultures?

Generally vultures have no predators, Vultures have a defence mechanism, where they regurgitate their food ( which has a most foul smell ) when faced with danger, sending predators off in a hurry whilst enabling the vulture to fly with less weight on board. Having said that, when the vulture has taken off, whilst it is gaining height some large cats ( such as lions ) will jump and try to grab the vulture.

What other animals eat dead vultures?

Ants would probably eat it, and maybe other vultures would give a peck or two if they are hungry enough...

Who is stronger lammergeier or condor?

If the two species were to get into a fight, the lammergeier/bearded vulture would probably win.

Lammergeiers are old world vultures and more closely related to eagles and hawks. They have stronger feet than new world vultures (like the California Condor) to carry large pieces of bones high into the air and are also more protected due to the feathers on their heads.

New world vultures like the Condor are more related to storks. They have weaker feet, not meant for grasping, and can often fall prey to stronger raptors such as eagles.

What are words that describe groups?

clique....crew...squad....array...assemblage...bank...batch...battery...block...bunch...clump...cluster...collection..grouping...huddle...knot...lot...package...parcel...passel...set...suite...body...party , congregation, gathering, organization; circle, clan, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, platoon, posse; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; bevy, covey

Do condors hunt solo?

Condors are carrion eaters, like vultures. They generally do not hunt, although they will eat living things if they get lucky, such as sick or young animals.

Could a robin eat a hawk if the hawk was dead?

I believe that if a Robin was in a starving situation, like any animal, its instincts would take over and start to scavenge. Thus finding a dead hawk, and eating it up.

How do vultures defecate?

Birds and reptiles do not follow the mammals in having a separate orifice excrete urine and feces.
Their single orifice is called a cloaca. it serves as the only opening for the intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts. The word comes from Latin, and means sewer.